January is always an interesting month in Las Vegas. There is a three-day expo held at the Cashman Center. This expo brings some of the newest electronics to the table and gives people the chance to experience them. People from around the country gather to see what kind of new gadgets are out there.

The three-day expo at Cashman Center may not have been CES — the international consumer electronics show that brings a gadgetry wonderland to Las Vegas every January — but the small showing of home automation systems suggests high-tech offerings for the home are not just for techies anymore.

“Alexa, turn the party on,” Kevin Kelly said into an Amazon Echo, a Bluetooth speaker that connects to other home electronics.

Home security companies ADT and Vivint joined Power Up Nevada to offer the ability to control home systems with the tap of a smartphone screen.

Vivint offers the same systems as ADT, salesman Joseph Edwards said. Once you pay off your equipment, you get to keep it. The company charges users $50 per month to keep their services running.

January is always an interesting month in Las Vegas. There is a three-day expo held at the Cashman Center. This expo brings some of the newest electronics to the table and gives people the chance to experience them. People from around the country gather to see what kind of new gadgets are out there.

The three-day expo at Cashman Center may not have been CES — the international consumer electronics show that brings a gadgetry wonderland to Las Vegas every January — but the small showing of home automation systems suggests high-tech offerings for the home are not just for techies anymore.

“Alexa, turn the party on,” Kevin Kelly said into an Amazon Echo, a Bluetooth speaker that connects to other home electronics.

Home security companies ADT and Vivint joined Power Up Nevada to offer the ability to control home systems with the tap of a smartphone screen.

Vivint offers the same systems as ADT, salesman Joseph Edwards said. Once you pay off your equipment, you get to keep it. The company charges users $50 per month to keep their services running. read more at reviewjournal.com